"trimming clips"

Jeff Sengstack shows you how to do basic video editing. He explains how to put video clips on a timeline, review those clips to come up with an editing plan, rearrange the clips into a logical order, delete unneeded clips, and trim the clips to take out unwanted footage. Jeff goes on to show you how to several video editing techniques including making "matched-action" edits to enhance your video story-telling techniques.
Applies to the CC and CS6 versions of Photoshop.

The Timeline is where clips are edited together to create a complete narrative. In this movie, Abba Shapiro demonstrates the basic techniques to get started trimming clips and laying them out in the Timeline. He starts by browsing clips in the Project panel. Then he previews and trims clips in the Source Monitor before adding them into the Timeline to begin an edit. (Premiere Pro CS6 & CC)

Learn how to trim your video clips manually as well as automatically. See how to manually drag handles to set in and out points for your clips, preview them, and even split them. Also see how to use Smart Trim to get rid of your least interesting, lowest quality footage. Set up Smart Trim to automatically cut bad footage or recommend cuts and then let you make the final decisions.